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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 691 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 691
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 37th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Pakaria

The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 16 km from Purnia. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pakaria
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 7.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pakaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 37th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Pakaria village has 691 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Pakaria covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakaria falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Pakaria notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 7.3 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjheli (under 2 km), Babhangawan (under 2 km) and Kadwa (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pakaria today is likely to be higher.

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